Charities try to be creative about using premiums to attract donations, though some fund raisers still criticize the practice Dime-store candy is bringing in thousands of dollars for a small New York City AIDS group. To get the attention of its top donors, the Community Research Initiative on AIDS…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Associations. The American Society of Association Executives (Washington) has announced the recipients of its 1997 Keystone Awards for Excellence in Membership, which recognize…
Charity Would Owe Tax on Advertisement, IRS Rules
The I.R.S. has ruled that a charity would owe unrelated-business income tax on revenue from advertisements that a company wants to place on walls of the organization’s offices. Non-profit groups must pay the tax on commercial operations not related to their tax-exempt purposes. The charity, which…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
IRS Asks for Views on Idea to Change Filing Rules
The I.R.S. is asking for public comment on an idea that it has recently pondered: Should many more small tax-exempt groups be allowed to avoid filing informational tax returns that detail their finances. Non-profit organizations must provide such a return -- known as the Form 990 -- if their annual…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Government Changes Timing on Remainder-Trust Payouts
The Internal Revenue Service, responding to complaints from fund raisers, has reconsidered its position on the timing of payouts made by many charitable remainder trusts. In April, the I.R.S. proposed regulations that would shorten the amount of time that charitable remainder trusts have to make…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
4 NAACP Leaders Asked to Resign
Four members of the national Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have been asked to resign because of legal and financial problems. The N.A.A.C.P.'s executive committee sought the resignations because it was concerned that the organization’s…
Clinton to Resume Volunteer Awards
President Clinton is restoring a popular feature from the Bush Administration: the daily Points of Light award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer service. Beginning January 1, Mr. Clinton will issue awards five times a week to Americans who are working to achieve the goals of the Presidents’…
Microsoft Gives $7-Million for Technology Training
Microsoft Corporation is donating $7-million to community colleges over the next five years to train students to become computer professionals. The gift is designed to help employers deal with shortages of high-technology workers. The American Association of Community Colleges, which represents…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI and Susan Gray
$15-Million in Internet Ads Donated by Companies
Dozens of charities will get free exposure in cyberspace under a program announced this month by two advertising groups. The program, sponsored by the Advertising Council, a non-profit group that has long helped charities develop public-service announcements, and the Internet Advertising Bureau, an…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI and Susan Gray
Schools and Libraries Offered Technology Aid
Schools and libraries will be able to seek help from two new groups as they try to find cheap Internet access and advice for ways to deal with long-term technology challenges: * The Schools & Libraries Corporation is a non-profit organization that was created last month by the Federal…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI and Susan Gray